Gateway to Minnesota History

Preservation in Stillwater with Matt Thueson

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

June will be the 50th anniversary of Stillwater’s Heritage Preservation Commission. Commission chair Matt Thueson considers Stillwater’s evolution, looks back at the city’s lost and saved places, and speaks about […]

16th Annual Beer Tasting and Silent Auction

Hay Lake School 14020 195th St N, Marine on St. Croix, MN

The Washington County Historical Society is hosting the 16th Annual Beer Tasting and Silent Auction at Hay Lake School! Get ready for a several local breweries on tap, a silent […]

$20.00

Black & White Movie Night: Great Silent Film Comedies

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

Buster Keaton Black & White Movie Night returns with an assortment of short subjects featuring famous clowns of the silent era. The program will include Buster Keaton and the third […]

Free

The Lure of the Pearl Button with Robyn Stoller

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

St. Croix Pearl Button Factory workers on pile of shells   The story of freshwater mussels and the pearl button industry in St. Croix and Mississippi river valleys In the […]

Photography in the Valley and Around the World with Rhett Arens

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

https://youtu.be/OtlAMKSuCAM Rhett Arens is a photographer who has had the good fortune to travel extensively, visiting 60+ countries over the last thirty years. Rhett finds that photography often triggers a […]

Birds of Washington County with Kyle Te Poel

Hay Lake School 14020 195th St N, Marine on St. Croix, MN

Washington County is home to a wide variety of feathered friends. Kyle Te Poel is a birder and photographer, and runs Next Bend Birding Tours. Since 2008, Kyle Te Poel […]

Stands Before His People: Enmegahbowh and the Ojibwe with Verne Pickering

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

Book Cover Author Verne Pickering presents his book about the life and legacy of Enmegahbowh, the first Ojibwe Episcopalian priest in the United States who, during the turbulent frontier days […]

Celebrating Swiss Heritage in the St. Croix Valley

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

Curious about some of Stillwater's oldest immigrants? Join us for a special event at the Washington County Heritage Center, celebrating the rich Swiss heritage and stories in Minnesota, particularly in […]

PART ONE: White Bear’s Notorious Gangsters with Sara Hanson

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

Alvin "Creepy" Karpis The White Bear area was a haven for the 1920s and ‘30s era gangsters who wanted to get away from it all. Join us to learn some […]

Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling: AWA Tag Team Mayhem! with George Schire

Washington County Heritage Center 1862 South Greeley St, Stillwater, MN, United States

On this visit to the Washington County Heritage Center, wrestling historian and author George Schire discusses all of the incredible tag team combinations that made the AWA one of the […]